We are developing a complimentary suite of robotic data-gathering tools that include autonomous aerial vehicles, ground-based robots, and distributed sensor networks to collect high-precision, high-resolution measurements of plants and environment in field settings throughout the crop life cycle.

Skylights are recently-discovered “holes” on the surface of the Moon and Mars that may lead to planetary caves. Robots are well-suited to utilize skylights for accessing, exploring, surveying, and operating in cave destinations as low-risk, high-return precursors to human missions.

Growers of high-value agriculture require information about the current state of the crop to efficiently manage production. We are designing methods to collect crop information automatically with accuracy, efficiency, precision.